Why India must remain cautious against COVID-19
Debananda S Ningthoujam14 Jan 2023
The current situation in India looks sanguine but we still need to remain cautious, as immunity from vaccinations has reduced effectiveness against Covid variants.
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The current situation in India looks sanguine but we still need to remain cautious, as immunity from vaccinations has reduced effectiveness against Covid variants.
Possible COVID-19 fourth wave in India: Stealth Omicron, Covid Surge in Asia, Europe and New Zealand
In the column, the author discusses the issues of a new variant called Omicron, the status of booster doses and children's vaccines in India and new COVID drugs.
If a fresh wave of infections emerge in India, both the health authorities and the common people have to equally share the blame!
Manipur Health Services director Dr K Rajo informed that the 10 variants of COVID-19 were found during genome sequencing of 1,002 samples collected from Coronavirus positive individuals.
Vaccine upgrades or altogether new vaccines may be required to face the challenges of new COVID surges triggered by variants.
Currently, the delta (and possibly other variants) is fully exploiting two things: our inappropriate behaviour such as crowding and violation of standard preventive protocols and the low rate of vaccinations in most parts of the world.